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US JAPAN RELATIONS

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BUSINESS
Apr 28, 2021
Japan, Australia and India launch network to strengthen supply chains
The move came as the three countries have been working together to address vulnerabilities in the global manufacturing system.
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BUSINESS
Apr 27, 2021
Japan public-private fund lacks proper insurance for coup-hit Myanmar projects
Many ongoing infrastructure projects have been suspended in the Southeast Asian country since the military ousted an elected government in a coup in February.
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JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Apr 27, 2021
British carrier's visit to Japan signals closer ties amid China tensions
When HMS Queen Elizabeth steams into the port of Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, it will signal an implicit endorsement and boost for Japan's 'Free and Open Indo-Pacific' strategy.
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JAPAN
Apr 27, 2021
Annual Japan diplomacy report targets Chinese military concerns but omits Taiwan
The report explained the outcome of the recent Suga-Biden summit, but made no reference to their joint statement which explicitly mentioned Taiwan.
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JAPAN
Apr 27, 2021
U.S. continues to say citizens should 'reconsider travel' to Japan
The announcement to keep the Asian country at the level three warning came after the department said earlier this month that it will start updating travel advisories.
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JAPAN
Apr 27, 2021
Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier to visit Japan on maiden deployment
The high-profile visits, aimed at bolstering security ties in East Asia, come amid tensions in the region as concern grows in Japan over any threat posed to neighboring Taiwan by China.
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COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Apr 26, 2021
China’s maritime policies need a considered response from Japan
Careful countermeasures must be considered as Beijing integrates its ocean organizations and steps up its territorial goals.
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JAPAN
Apr 25, 2021
Japan studies SDF response in event of Taiwan Strait conflict
The government is considering various scenarios within the strict confines of the country's national security laws, sources have said.
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JAPAN
Apr 24, 2021
Japan ambassador speaks with journalist held in Myanmar
Yuki Kitazumi, 45, was arrested and taken from his home in Yangon, Myanmar's largest city, last Sunday and is being held for allegedly spreading 'fake news.'
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EDITORIALS
Apr 24, 2021
Japan-U.S. alliance remains strong, but challenges lie ahead
Looking at recent developments, it seems clear that there is far more that unites Japan and its ally than divides them.
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JAPAN
Apr 23, 2021
GSDF to hold drills with U.S. Marines and French army from May 11
The first large-scale exercise in Japan involving ground troops from the three countries comes as Tokyo seeks to deepen defense cooperation beyond the United States.
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JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Apr 22, 2021
Despite ‘comfort women’ ruling, Tokyo-Seoul relations expected to remain tense
A South Korean court's reversal on a previous “comfort women” ruling may be seen as a win for Japan, but Tokyo is not celebrating just yet.
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JAPAN / Politics
Apr 22, 2021
Suga cancels planned India and Philippines visits as virus surges in Japan
The trip, which had been scheduled from late April to early May, was intended to reaffirm Japan's cooperation with the two countries as they look to counter Chinese assertiveness.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 22, 2021
Will the Suga-Biden summit provoke China?
Based on my observations, global media coverage of the Suga-Biden summit meeting in Washington was rather favorable. Walter Russell Mead, for example, wrote in The Wall Street Journal that Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s visit was “hailed in both countries as a major success,” and “The alliance...
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JAPAN
Apr 21, 2021
Suga sends offering to war-linked Yasukuni Shrine
The prime minister does not plan to visit the shrine during a two-day spring festival through Thursday.
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JAPAN
Apr 21, 2021
South Korean court dismisses lawsuit by former 'comfort women' against Japan
The court applied sovereign immunity to the case — a concept under international law that says a state is immune from the jurisdiction of a court in a foreign country.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 20, 2021
More than a meet-and-greet, Suga-Biden summit re-imagines partnership
Most importantly, for the first time, the two governments explicitly identified China as the preeminent challenge facing their alliance.
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WORLD
Apr 20, 2021
Walter Mondale, former U.S. vice president and ambassador to Japan, dies at 93
Mondale's time in Japan was marked by tough negotiations over bilateral trade issues, especially those related to semiconductors and insurance.
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JAPAN
Apr 20, 2021
Chinese military seen behind Japan cyberattacks
A hacker group linked to the PLA conducted attacks on nearly 200 companies and research institutes in Japan, including the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency.
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JAPAN
Apr 20, 2021
Taiwan envoy hopes for greater Japanese role in regional stability
The island's deputy representative to Japan hailed a joint statement issued after a U.S.-Japan summit that mentioned Taiwan for the first time in 52 years.

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